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Psychology and Economics
| University: | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
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| Platform: | MIT Open Course Ware |
| Year: | 2020 |
| Recurrence: | flexible |
| Language: | English |
| Discipline: | diverse, Economics |
| Attendance: | free |
| Workload per week: | 3.0 h |
Psychology and Economics (aka Behavioral Economics) is a growing subfield of economics that incorporates insights from psychology and other social sciences into economics. This course covers recent advances in behavioral economics by reviewing some of the assumptions made in mainstream economic models, and by discussing how human behavior systematically departs from these assumptions. Applications will cover a wide range of fields, including labor and public economics, industrial organization, health economics, finance, and development economics.